Purpose:This lesson does several things – it introduces sources that you want students to know about and teaches them the acronyms that are commonly used to describe these sources. It also teaches the important skill of developing a brief description that can be used in both articles and conversation and asks students to become aware of the relevant websites.

Finding useful information on the internet is more than merely google searching words. If your topic is too broad, a flood of websites will appear. Follow these basic strategies to help narrow and locate information for your topic.

Determining the credibility of a website can be a difficult challenge. There are no hard-fast rules to follow, and the credibility of a website depends upon how you plan on using the information you find there.
Although few if any websites are absolutely credible and free of bias, there are numerous questions you can ask yourself to help determine your own level of trust.

Determining the credibility of websites can be a difficult challenge. There are no hard-fast rules to follow. Although few if any websites are absolutely credible and free of bias, numerous clues can be found to help determine a degree of credibility.